Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips bring strife,
and his mouth invites a flogging.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to himself.
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:10
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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and flogging for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 23:9
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9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Proverbs 26:1
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26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3-12
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
and a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everybody
is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool that repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 The Hebrew text of this verse is uncertain
Proverbs 27:3
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3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 28:26
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26 He who trusts in his own mind is a fool;
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Proverbs 29:11
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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
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